Gyeonggi Fire Department Prepares Level 2 Fire Prevention Measures for Chuseok

A firefighter is conducting a fire safety inspection.

The Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters is preparing and implementing a Level 2 fire safety plan, including inspections of multi-use facilities ahead of Chuseok.

On the 29th, the Fire and Disaster Headquarters announced that from the 28th of this month to the 27th of next month, it will conduct joint and surprise inspections of multi-use facilities across the province, promote fire prevention at stations and terminals, and provide fire safety education for foreign workplaces.

In the first phase, until the 15th of next month, surprise fire safety inspections will be conducted at 6,939 multi-use facilities in the province, including large marts. The inspections will check the maintenance status such as closure or blocking of fire-fighting facilities, closure or damage of emergency exits, and whether evacuation routes are obstructed by obstacles.

Additionally, the maintenance status of important facilities such as automatic fire detection systems and fire extinguishing equipment will be checked at 137 traditional markets and 1,366 nursing homes and nursing hospitals.

Along with this, fire safety on-site guidance visits by fire station chiefs will be conducted at 2,084 vulnerable facilities, including residential vinyl greenhouses. Furthermore, fire prevention patrols will be carried out at parcel collection facilities such as logistics warehouses and hub terminals.

In the second phase, from the 18th to the 27th of next month, the Fire and Disaster Headquarters plans to intensively promote fire prevention safety rules and the installation of residential fire-fighting equipment.

During this period, volunteer fire brigades and volunteer groups such as the 119 Guardian Angels will conduct fire prevention campaigns and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training at places with large gatherings, such as stations and terminals.

Cho Sun-ho, head of the Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters, said, "An increase in residential fires is expected during the Chuseok holiday," and added, "We will do our best to ensure that residents have a safe Chuseok."

Meanwhile, from 2018 to 2022, a total of 308 fires occurred in the Gyeonggi area during the Chuseok holiday period, resulting in one death and 12 injuries. Property damage amounted to 7.7 billion KRW.

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